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Sires endorses Diaz as Perth Amboy awaits runoff date fate

November 1, 2020 2:43 pmNovember 2, 2020 3:38 pm

One of the top races to watch on Tuesday is in Perth Amboy, where Mayor Wilda Diaz is seeking re-election to a 4th term against three city councilmen and the son of her predecessor. Rep. Albio Sires (D-West New York)...

With no word from Murphy, Perth Amboy candidates split on runoff

October 7, 2020 12:11 pmOctober 7, 2020 2:30 pm

Mayoral candidates in Perth Amboy are split over the prospect of a runoff election that, less than four weeks out from election day, remains shrouded in mystery. “It’s incredibly frustrating to not know exactly how this is going to happen,”...

With election less than a month away, no news on Perth Amboy runoff rules

October 5, 2020 3:54 pmOctober 5, 2020 7:14 pm

Twenty-nine days out from the election, Gov. Phil Murhpy’s administration has yet to issue guidance on Perth Amboy’s December runoff election. “I’ve got no news on Perth Amboy … so nothing to update you on that,” the governor said during...

Lopez: No news from administration on Perth Amboy runoff

September 21, 2020 3:45 pm

Assemblywoman Yvonne Lopez (D-Perth Amboy) said she had heard no news of Gov. Phil Murphy’s plan for Perth Amboy’s runoff election, adding that she had heard nothing on the matter from the governor’s administration. “We understand all that. It’s going...

Perth Amboy worries that December 8 runoff might not work

September 11, 2020 12:29 pmSeptember 11, 2020 12:31 pm

Ballots for the closely-watched mayoral race in Perth Amboy are set to be mailed next month, but there’s still no decision on when the runoff will be held. Right now, the runoff is set for December 8 unless one contender...

Azcona-Barber wins Middlesex Dem freeholder nod

March 11, 2019 8:24 pmMarch 11, 2019 10:03 pm

Middlesex County Democrats tonight picked Claribel Azcona-Barber to replace retiring freeholder Blanquita Valenti. Azcona-Barber, a close ally of New Brunswick mayor James Cahill, defeated former Perth Amboy councilman Joel Pabon. She will join incumbents Charles Kenny and Kenneth Armwood on...

Petrick, Pabon, Tejeda win Perth Amboy Council race

November 7, 2018 6:04 am

All three of the Perth Amboy Council candidates aligned against Mayor Wilda Diaz won their elections Friday. Council President William Petrick, Councilman Joel Pabon and School Board member Milady Tejeda secured 20%, 23% and 21% of the votes in the...